Toy pistol



Oct- 6, 1925- 1,555,912

w. R. DAVIS TOY PISTOL Filed llay 27, 1925 WITNESS INVENTOR Mi? 9w 5,

* ATTORNEYS Patented 6, 1925.

UN! TED STATE WILLIAM R. DAVIS, 01? WALLACE, IDAHO.

TOY PISTOL.

Application filedl/Iay 27, 1925. Serial No. 33,225.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, TVILLIAM R. DAVIS, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Wallace, in the county orShoshone and 5 State of Idaho, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toy Pistols, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is a toy pistol of the type adapted to project smallstones, fruit pits, marbles and like pellets a considerable dis tance,and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangementsherein described and claimed.

An object of the invention is the provision 01"? a toy pistol ot thecharacter described which can be made 01 a single length or" spring wireand which is adapted when held in the hand of an operator in engagementwith the thumb of the hand to be manipulated toproject a pellet aconsiderable distance and with considerable accuracy.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a toy pistol ofthe character described which can be manufactured at a slight cost, isnot likely to get out of-order when in use and is thoroughly practicalcommercially.

()ther'objectsand advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollow ing description, considered in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the improvedtoy pistol in position ctor use in the hand of an operator with theprojecting spring of the pistol in extended nor- -mal position,

Figure 2 is a View similarto Figure 1, showing the projecting springcompressed and showing a pellet in position to be dis charged when theprojecting spring is released,

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the improved toy pistol.

In carrying out the invention, I make use of a single piece of springwire which may be made of brass or any other suitable material. Thislength of spring wire is bent intermediate its ends to provide aprojecting spring 1 which is of coil formation and comprises a pluralityof spiral convolutions which are adapted to encircle the thumb of thehand of the user, as will presently appear.

One end portion of the length of spring wire is bent to provide acontact member or stop which extends laterally of the convolutions ofthe projecting spring 1 at one end of the latter and preferably may bein the form of a loop, indicated at 2. The other end portion of thelength of spring wire extends laterally oi the same side of theconvolutions of the spring 1 as the loop '2, and is formed into a pelletcup or impelling member 3, as by being bent into a plurality ofconvolutions of slight pitch and ofconstantly decreasing area as shown.

Vith the arrangement just described, the pellet holding or impellingmember 3 and the stop or contact loop 2 will both be otlset with respectto the convolutions of the projecting spring 1 and the pellet cup oriinpelling member will be located substantially in line with the member2 with the concavely curved side of the cup 3 turned away from the stopmember 2.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood. The thumb of a hand of theuser of the pistol is extended through the convolutions of theprojecting spring 1 so that the stop or contact loop 2 will engage withthe hand of the operator at the base of the thumb and the pellet cup 3will be directlyat the rear of the end portion of the forefinger or" thehand when the forefinger as wellas the second and third fingers of thehand have been bent as shown in Figure 2. A pellet, which may beamarble, a fruit pit, a small stone or like object is placedinengagement with the (mp3 between the forefinger of the hand and thecup and the forefinger of the hand then' is moved rearwardly toward thebase of the thumb, thereby causing compression of the projecting spring1.

hen the cup 3 is released by the fore finger of the hand, the projectingspring 1 will expand quickly, thereby ejecting the pellet which will beguided in its flight both by reason of the expansion of the projectingspring 1 and the shape of the pellet cup or impelling member. A pelletthus may be projected a considerable distance and with sufficientaccuracy to serve the purpose for which the device is intended. Thedevice is well adapted for use as. a source of amusement andentertainment to children.

Obviously, the invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms otherthan that which is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and Itherefore consider as my own all such modifications and adaptations ofthe form of the device herein disclosed as fairly fall within the scopeof the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A toy pistol comprising a projecting spring of coil form adapted tobe placed on the thumb of a user, a contact member in tegral with saidspring at the inner end of the latter for hearing against the hand ofthe user at the base of the thumb, and a pellet impelling memberintegral with said coiled spring at the outer end of the latter, saidpellet impelling member being offset with respect to the projectingspring and be ing adapted to be pressed rearwardly by a finger of thehand of the user to compress said coil spring on said thumb.

2. A toy pistol comprising a projecting spring of coil form, a contactmember at one end of said projecting spring, a pellet impelling memberat the opposite end of said projecting spring, said contact member andsaid pellet impelling member being oil set with respect to theprojecting spring, the pellet impelling member being locatedsubstantially in line with the contact member.

3. A toy pistol formed of a single length of spring wire bent betweenits ends into coil form to provide a projecting spring, one end of saidlength of spring wire being turned laterally oi said projecting springto provide a stop member, the other end portion of said length of springwire being turned laterally of the opposite end of said projectingspring and formed to provide a cup for engaging with a pellet which isto be projected.

4-. A toy pistol formed of a single length of spring wire bent betweenits ends into coil form to provide a projecting spring, one end of saidlength of spring wire being turned laterally of said projecting springto provide a stop member, the other end portion of said length of springwire being turned laterally of the opposite end of said projectingspring and formed to provide a cup for engaging with a pellet which isto be projected, said contact member having the form of a loop.

5- A toy pistol formed of a single length of spring wire bent betweenits ends into coil form to provide a projecting spring, one end of saidlength of spring wire being turned laterally of said projecting springto provide a stop member, the other end portion of said length of springwire being turned laterally of the opposite end of said projectingspring and formed to provide a cup for engaging with a pellet which isto be projected, said contact member having the form of a loop, said cupbeing formed of a plurality of convolutions of said second named endportion of the length of spring wire, said convolutions being of slightpitch and decreasing regularly in area toward the extremity of saidsecond named end portion of said length of spring wire.

6. A toy pistol formed of a single length of spring wire bent betweenits ends into coil form to provide a projecting spring, one end of saidlength of spring wire being turned laterally of said projecting springto provide a stop member, the other end portion of said length of springwire being turned laterally of the opposite end of said projectingspring and formed to provide a cup for engaging with a pellet which isto be projected, said contact member having the form or" a loop, saidcup being formed of a plurality of convolutions of said second named endportion of the length of spring wire, said convolutions being of slightpitch and decreasing regularly in area toward the extremity of saidsecond named end portion of said length of spring wire, the concave sideof said cup member being turned away from said contact member.

7. A toy pistol made of a single length of spring wire bent between itsends to provide a projecting spring of coil form, the convolutions ofsaid projecting spring being adapted to fit on the thumb of a hand of anoperator, one end portion of said length of wire being bent at one endof said projecting spring to provide a loop-shaped contact member forengaging with the hand of the operator at the base of the thumb, theother end portion of said length of spring wire being turned laterallyof the convolution of the projecting spring in advance of said contactloop and being formed to provide a substantially cup-shaped impellingmember for engaging with a pellet which will be discharged when saidprojecting spring is compressed and then released.

ILLIAM R. DAVIS.

